Software Engineer.
DevOps Enthusiast.
OSS Advocate.
I like finding smart ways to blend engineering and design to solve real problems—whether it is helping individuals work faster or helping teams build better systems. I am always looking for newer, simpler ways to do old things, especially when it means saving time, cutting friction, or unlocking something better. I care a lot about open source and automation.
Deeply invested in improving DevX, Cx, and xD because how things feel is just as important as how they work.
Over the past years,
I have designed and built products, systems, distributed teams, and processes that help people solve real problems efficiently, creatively, and at scale. From leadership to hands-on software engineering and architecture to the final product, I focus on user experience at every touchpoint: what people see, feel, and remember. Then I find ways to automate the boring stuff so teams can focus on what really matters.
Currently, I am the DevOps and Cloud Infrastructure Consultant at 350.org - a global climate movement leveraging technology to drive meaningful action - having previously held roles as Associate Director of Engineering and Lead Developer where I had the privilege of working with teams across continents, guiding architecture changes, improving our cloud footprint, shaping engineering culture, and solving some really tricky problems.
Some of the problems I tackled include completing an AWS-to-GCP migration that reduced infrastructure costs by 96% thereby cutting operational costs without compromising quality, shortened the lead time from idea to deployment, consolidated hosting into a unified GCP environment, brought real DevOps discipline to deployments, and introduced Infrastructure as Code, containerization, CI pipelines, Business Intelligence Analytics, and data warehousing that actually scaled. I improved security, observability, and reliability across systems used by teams in many timezones while managing a high-availability ecosystem of 500+ websites. During the 2024 Automattic/WP Engine dispute, I setup a custom internal Composer repository that kept our global network of 500+ websites secure and updated while other organizations on WPEngine lost access to the WordPress.org resources and infrastructure that impacted updates. I also launched the organisation's design system and initiated GDPR-compliant server-side tagging.
Beyond my professional role, I am deeply involved in the open-source community. I've always believed that open source is not just a tooling choice but a philosophy. As a volunteer with Open Source Community Africa (OSCA) , I contribute to fostering a vibrant ecosystem of open-source contributors across the continent. I am part of the organizing team for the annual Open Source Festival - OSCAFEST - an event that brings together developers, designers, and tech enthusiasts to share knowledge, collaborate, and promote open-source tools and practices. I also contribute to MDN Web Docs because great documentation helps great developers become even better, and because sharing knowledge is just as important as writing code.
On the side, I also try to find time to build interesting tools that I release as open source software.
Previously, I have worked in various organizations, sometimes in leadership positions:
- Consultant CTO at Nyuma Harrison Foundation (Zambia): I helped to bring healthcare access in underserved communities in Zambia through technology solutions.
- Chief Technology Officer at African Women in Leadership Organisation: I designed, built and deployed the organisation's cloud infrastructure, led DevOps adoption, powered digital campaigns across 12 countries, initiated a tech internship program, and secured strategic UN partnerships.
- Volunteer at Hope Behind Bars Africa: Developed the "Connect Lawyer" app to connect prison inmates with pro bono legal assistance.
I am passionate about technology, automation, and building tools that help people do more with less. Lately, I have been experimenting with AI and doing some interesting projects in that space.
I am a realist with a leaning towards optimism. I am a big believer in Midwestern work ethic. I choose books over movies 9 times out of 10 and try to find time to write and blog about productivity hacks, automation, and business.